吾家有犬初养成: 导盲犬幼犬从寄养到毕业上岗

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[00:01.13]7 Grooming Nisha	吾家有犬初养成
[00:06.79](By Kirsten Snyder)	（译 / 苏相宜）
[00:09.35]Last June, I had to give Nisha up. 去年6月，我不得不交还小狗尼莎。
[00:13.74]I knew she was going away for a good cause , but she took a piece of my heart with her since I'd raised her from a puppy and watched her grow.	我知道它离开我是要去做好事，可它还是带走了我的一片心，因为从它还是一只小狗仔的时候我就领养了它，看着它慢慢长大。
[00:22.50]It all started when I was on a summer camping trip with my family. 故事始于我和家人的一趟夏令营旅行。
[00:26.78]Mom and I were walking on a trail and talking about finding an activity that I could get involved with to meet other kids and take on a responsibility.Mom said when she was young, she grew up in a "4-H family". 我和妈妈当时在一条小路上散步，边走边谈论说要找一个我能参与的活动，让我能够和其他孩子接触并承担起一份责任。妈妈说她小时候在一个“4-H青少年素质教育之家”长大，
[00:41.09]All of her brothers and sisters belonged to a local 4-H group that she loved to bits .	她所有的兄弟姐妹都参加了一个当地的“4-H教育”组 织，她非常喜欢那里。
[00:47.00]The very next day, down by the lake, I saw a girl walking a puppy by the dock. 正巧在第二天，我在湖畔看见一个女孩在码头遛狗，
[00:53.00]The dog was wearing a green jacket. 那只小狗穿着一件绿色夹克。
[00:55.04]I ran over and introduced myself.我跑过去向她做了自我介绍。 
[00:58.01]She told me her dog was a guide dog puppy in training for the blind, and that she was doing this through her 4-H club in California.女孩告诉我，她的狗是为盲人训练的导盲幼犬，她是通过她在加利福尼亚州参加的4-H俱乐部来做这项工作的。 
[01:06.41]We talked a while longer, and then I ran to the cabin to tell my mom what I wanted to do.	我们聊了好一会儿，然后我跑到我们夏令营住的小屋告诉妈妈我想要做什么。
[01:12.35]Just before school started, we found out the name of the 4-H guide dog group.就在开学前夕，我们查到了那家4-H导盲犬组织的名字。 
[01:17.22]After I filled out the application to be a guide dog raiser, two leaders came to the house to interview me and my family. 我填完导盲犬抚养人的申请表之后，有两名负责人来到我家面试我和我的家人。
[01:25.73]They wanted me to know what a big responsibility it is to raise a guide dog puppy, and I assured them that I would do a great job.	他们希望我知道抚养导盲犬责任重大，而我向他们保证我一定会做好。
[01:34.34]We got a call in January that our puppy was coming soon - a female yellow Labrador . 在1月，我们接到一个电话，得知我们的小狗马上就要来了。那是一只黄色的拉布拉多小母狗。
[01:40.59]I could barely wait. 我简直等不及了。
[01:42.01]When Dad and I picked her up, I melted. 我跟爸爸接到它的时候，我的心几乎要融化了。
[01:44.73]She was the cutest, prettiest dog I'd ever seen. 它是我见过的最可爱、最漂亮的小狗。
[01:48.92]From the moment I saw her, I knew she was going to be the best guide dog ever.	从看见它的那一刻起，我就知道它将会成为最棒的导盲犬。
[01:53.96]Her name is Nisha, the trainer said. “它叫尼莎。”教练说。
[01:56.46]I smiled and hugged her tight.	我微笑着紧紧抱住了它。
[01:59.30]When I started working with Nisha, I learned right away how intelligent dogs are. 我一开始训练尼莎，立即就认识到犬类是多么聪明。
[02:04.21]Guide dog puppies seem to know that they are special and were born to do special work. 导盲幼犬仿佛知道自己并不一般，也知道自己就是为特殊工作而生的。
[02:09.09]As a puppy raiser, your main job is to love the puppy, teach them basic house rules, and socialize them - by exposing them to different situations and taking them to as many different places as you can. 作为抚养人，你的主要职责就是爱护它们，教会它们在家里要遵守的基本规矩，还得让它们适应社会生活――这需要通过让它们接触各种环境、带它们去尽可能多的地方来实现。
[02:22.19]Nisha loved to ride in the car, and she loved to meet kids. 尼莎喜欢坐车，也喜欢见到小孩子。
[02:26.30]I was allowed to take her anywhere a trained guide dog could go, including in stores, on the bus and to school.	任何导盲犬可以进入的地方人们都允许我带它去，包括商店、公交车和学校。
[02:33.82]Nisha had Groucho Marx eyebrows. 尼莎长着格劳乔・马克思(编注：美国著名喜剧演员)那样的眉毛，
[02:36.70]She had a way of cocking her head and wiggling her eyebrows that made me giggle. 它歪着头扭动眉毛的样子会逗得我咯咯笑。
[02:41.71]Nisha was also a good listener. 尼莎也善于倾听，
[02:44.40]Whenever I felt I needed to talk to someone, Nisha was always there. 不论我什么时候想要找人倾诉，尼莎总会在那里。
[02:49.00]She loved to get her belly rubbed. 它还喜欢让人揉它的肚 子。
[02:50.69]I'd sit on the floor, and she'd come up to me and do a somersault between my legs.	我坐在地板上，它就会跑过来，在我两条腿中间翻个筋斗。
[02:55.75]As the year slipped by, Nisha bonded with the whole family, and we knew the day was coming when she'd have to go back for an intensive, five- month guide-dog training, the last month on site with her new partner.	一年的时间飞逝而过，尼莎和我们全家人的关系都变得很亲密，可我们也知道，它离去的那一天即将来临，到时它将必须回去接受为期五个月的高强度导盲犬培训，并且要在最后一个月与它的新搭档一起接受培训。
[03:08.49]When it was time, we took her on her last car ride with us, and I dropped her off with the campus trainer. 离别的时刻到了，我们开车载着尼莎，让它最后一回与我们一起坐车。我把它送下车，交给导盲犬学校的教练。
[03:14.70]I gave her a long, good-bye hug. 我久久地抱着它，与它告别。
[03:17.06]I was very sad, but at the same time, I knew she was going to help someone.	我非常伤心，但同时也知道它要去帮助别人了。
[03:21.98]Five months went by, and along the way, I got news that Nisha was passing each of the five phases she needed to in order to become a trained guide dog. 五个月过去了。在这期间，我常常收到关于尼莎的消息，知道它为了成为一只训练有素的导盲犬，正在逐步通过它必须接受的五个训练阶段。
[03:31.45]In mid-May, I received the official letter that announced Nisha was to graduate as a working guide, and that she would be placed with a blind woman named Audrey. 5月中旬，我收到了正式的信函通知，信中说尼莎要毕业了，即将成为一只正式上岗的导盲犬，将会分配给一个名叫奥德丽的失明妇女。
[03:41.03]I was invited to present Nisha to Audrey at the graduation ceremony.	来信还邀请我在毕业典礼上亲手把尼莎交给奥德丽。
[03:45.90]My family and I got up early to drive the two hours to the campus. 我们一家人早早起床，驱车两个小时抵达了那所导盲犬学校。
[03:50.73]I was so excited to see Nisha again! When they brought Nisha out, she looked the same - just a little bit bigger. 能再次见到尼莎，我真是太兴奋了！当他们把尼莎牵出来时，它看上去还是老样子，只是长大了一点。
[03:58.23]She still had that reddish, golden color that made her so pretty. 它那身微微发红的金色皮毛一如当初，看起来十分漂亮。
[04:02.17]She was very happy to see us. 它看见我们也非常开心。
[04:04.47]We got to meet Audrey before the ceremony. 我们在典礼前见到了奥德丽。
[04:07.28]She was 72 years old and a bookkeeper at a bowling alley in a town near Seattle, Washington. 她已经72岁了，在华盛顿州西雅图市附近一个小镇的保龄球馆做记账员。
[04:13.75]We could all tell how much she and Nisha loved each other.	我们都看得出来，她和尼莎很喜欢对方。
[04:17.38]Before graduation, I stood in a single file line with eleven other puppy raisers. 毕业典礼开始前，我和另外11个小狗抚养人站成一列。
[04:23.25]By our side, on leash , were our dogs. 我们身旁是用皮带牵着的小狗。
[04:26.35]Audrey and the other graduates sat up on stage. 奥德丽和其他毕业的盲人学员端端正正地坐在台上。
[04:29.87]One of the schools' trainers welcomed everyone in the overflow audience, and gave a short speech. 学校的一位教练向熙熙攘攘的观众席里的每个人表示欢迎，并做了简短讲话。
[04:35.97]Then, one by one, a graduate stood, and their puppy raiser walked their dog up on stage and handed off the leash.接着，盲人毕业生们逐一站起，小狗抚养人牵着他们各自的小狗上台，把皮带交到他们手里。 
[04:43.74]Each dog knowingly sat and waited for their next command. 每只小狗都懂事地坐下， 等待着主人的下一个命令。
[04:47.96]There wasn't a dry eye in the place.现场的每个人都湿了眼眶。
[04:50.60]When it was my turn, Audrey thanked me for raising Nisha. 	轮到我的时候， 奥德丽对我抚养了尼莎表示感谢。
[04:54.04]It felt so good to know I'd played a part to help Audrey "see".我为此感到很自豪，因为我知道在帮助奥德丽“重见光明”这件事上，我也出了一份力。
[04:58.70]It was time to go home again, and I gave Nisha and Audrey one more hug. 又到了该回家的时候，我再次拥抱了尼莎和奥德丽。
[05:03.61]As we left, I looked back and Nisha was looking straight at me - then she looked up at Audrey. 我们离开时，我回头望去，而尼莎也直勾勾地望着我，然后它抬头看了看奥德丽。
[05:09.07]She knew her job, and I knew they'd make a great team.	它知道自己的使命，而我也知道她们俩一定会是很棒的一对儿。

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吾家有犬初养成: 导盲犬幼犬从寄养到毕业上岗